# The Matrix in ascii code!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 8, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030 "2003-11-08T03:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/1 "2003-11-08T03:33:17Z")

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Some people have too much time!

Looks like someone at the University of Washington converted a clip, of the original Matrix bullet time scene, to ASCII!!

[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/~renacer/ascii-matrix.html.gz?D0=80](http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/~renacer/ascii-matrix.html.gz?D0=80)

You need a high-resolution monitor to see the full picture!

HOW did they do that?!?!

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**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/2 "2003-11-08T03:38:21Z")

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[http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/](http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/)

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**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/3 "2003-11-08T03:40:49Z")

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I was able to get videos of MadTV’s Kenny Rogers’ Jackass to play through that once. It was pretty…texty and…letter…rific.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/4 "2003-11-08T03:48:13Z")

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Looking at the index:

[http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/index.html](http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/index.html)

> [@](#):
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> Why is this page green?  
> Well is just because you use wrong software. There is just one truth web browser - Lynx.

They are still developing that!?! That is so last century! 😉

Anyhow, thanks for the info **Jrootabega**!

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**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/5 "2003-11-08T04:05:37Z")

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Old

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**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/6 "2003-11-08T04:33:05Z")

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I suppose you want to say they rendered it in ASCII as an allusion to the Bible?

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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-in-ascii-code/212030/7 "2003-11-08T10:43:58Z")

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That’s cool. Not as cool as [asciimation](http://www.asciimation.co.nz/), but cool.